A retired prison chaplain, Vernon Lidstone, successfully completed a powerlifting event, lifting a total of 200kg to raise money for a new heating system at his local church in Gloucestershire. He took up powerlifting a year ago after starting fitness classes at 70.
Vernon Lidstone started taking fitness classes at the age of 70 and moved onto powerlifting about a year ago A retired prison chaplain has lifted a total of 200kg to raise money for a new heating system at his local church.
Reverend Vernon Lidstone, from Saul in Gloucestershire, achieved a 100kg deadlift, 50kg squat and 50kg bench press at the powerlifting event at Crazy Strength Gym in Salisbury, Wiltshire on Saturday. Lidstone said the strength training helps in everyday life as "you can do things that you couldn't believe you could do before".
"You can walk around the garden, pick up paving slabs, you can do all sorts of things that you couldn't do before if you're strong," he added. Lidstone started taking fitness classes at the age of 70 and moved onto powerlifting about a year ago. Lidstone said he hopes the event on Saturday would have raised enough money to replace the church's oil-fired boiler with a clean air-source heat-pump system.
"About a month ago, I walked into the church vestry and found that the floor was soaking wet, and the boiler which sat in the corner wasn't running and it had obviously broken down," he said. "It turned out that it had actually rusted through and was beyond repair. I had to start thinking about how we're going to raise some funds, because by the time next winter comes, we'll need a new heating system.
" Lidstone said he believes the sum of money raised will be in the thousands, although he will not know the exact figure for about two more weeks. Work to begin on new NHS dental hub at universityOne of the UK's largest chicken producers and a water company accused of polluting three rivers including the River WyeGloucestershire give themselves a good chance of a first victory of the season as they stay on top against Derbyshire.
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